Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| is / late / often / John |
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| I / saw / five times / it |
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| go / usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / I |
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| what to say / know / never / I |
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| They / some help with the homework / usually / need |
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| is / always / asking me questions / She |
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| three times a week / go / to the gym / I |
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| very often / She / in blue / dresses |
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| breaks down / several times a year / My car |
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| get up / always / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| you / go / How / do / often / to the disco? |
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| every other day / have / We / soup |
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| dress / I / in green? / Can / always |
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| Mike / eats / for dinner / often / pizza |
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| never / listen / can / They |
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| ? / win / Does / always / Kevin |
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| go / I / once a year / to the dentist / usually |
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| come / My parents / to help me / very often |
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| if you need it / help you / rarely / Tom / will |
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| have lunch / Do / at home? / usually / you |
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| have to go / day in, day out / I / shopping |
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| feel tired? / Do / often / you |
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| your car keys / can / find / You / never |
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| you / go / ? / every day / Do / to the gym |
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| listens / when you talk to her / rarely / She |
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| I / hardly ever / oranges / eat |
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| some petrol / need / every other day. / I travel a lot. I |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / twice / Yesterday, / me / she |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| am / very tired / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
